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- Number of Pages: 288
- ISBN: 1400064759
- WAPI (Tower ID): 111817958
- Release Date: September 2, 2008
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "American Wife" by Curtis Sittenfeld to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "American Wife"Browse more products related to "Curtis Sittenfeld"Review"A portraitist in prose, Sittenfeld never deviates from sympathetic respect for her high-profile subject: she is not Francis Bacon but rather more Norman Rockwell." Publisher's noteWhen her husband is elected president in the United States, Alice Blackwell finds her new life as first lady increasingly tumultuous as she recalls her early life, her courtship and marriage, and the crisis that nearly destroyed their relationship and reflects on the privileges and difficulties of her position as her private beliefs conflict with her public responsibilities. 100,000 first printing. AnnotationAn innocent librarian finds herself married to a not-so-bright ne'er-do-well from a rich Texas family who bumbles along, bungling job after job, until he amazingly goes on to become President of the United States. Bestselling author Curtis Sittenfeld (PREP) provides a fun new perspective on a familiar story that Americans, sadly, know all too well. If You Enjoy "American Wife (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "American Wife (Hardcover)" by Curtis Sittenfeld (Author)Most Recent Customer Reviews  Good start, uneven finish..., September 6, 2008
By Ann Q
I was really looking forward to this book and it started with promise. The
reader is introduced to young Alice Lindgren, and we follow her from an unlikely
beginning to finally becoming First Lady. She loses her first love in a tragic
car accident, this event stays with Alice her entire life, but life must go on
and she eventually meets Charles Blackwell a bit of rogue from a well to do
family. Charles is a silver spoon trust type who lives for the moment, the
party, seemingly looking no further ahead then the next good time. Alice is
enraptured by Charles and his upper-crust family and is willing to over look his
faults, for weekends at the country club and the families summer compound. But
then Charles finds god, and politics, and with his family connections goes from
Governor Of Wisconsin to President of the United States. Charles style goes well
with about half the electorate, he comes off as one of the folks. Unpolished but
direct and strong in his convictions. It cant last however as Charles bulls his
way through an unpopular war and the first couple must now contend with growing
public disfavor.
Wait! Does this remind you of something? Yes the book is
loosely based on the life of Laura Bush. I actually knew this and was looking
forward to something along the lines of "Primary Colors" which most will
remember was supposed to have been loosely based on the Clintons. This book will
be divisive for some based on their politics, but this is in no way influencing
my review, I was just looking for a good story. The "American Wife" is a type of
historical fiction, call it current historical fiction. Its difficult to pull
off because the events are so recent. Sittenfield does not quite pull this off,
in spite of her great abilities. The book actually as a strong start. Alices
early years through her romance with Charles I actually found quite engaging. It
is when the couple gets to Washington that the story does not hold together for
me, and the ending felt flat. It could be that the events portrayed are too
recent, Im not sure. Anyway, the first half I give four stars the second gets
two stars for an average of three stars.
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